mmb Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) My brother had a really bad flicker problem with one overhead LED light which is controlled by an Insteon dimmer. As a last resort he bought a dimming stabilizer from AArtech in Canada. - bought the "yellow" but there's a "blue" available as well. He wasn't hopeful and if it didn't work he was going to give up and replace the dimmer with a regular switch. This little device works amazingly well, flicker is gone and the dimming is very smooth as well. Unfortunately it's pretty expensive so I was wondering if I could hack one together. Does anybody know what circuitry is in this thing? https://www.amazon.com/PCS-LDS-120V-Dimming-Stabilizer-120V/dp/B07B1LY2J9 Edited March 24, 2022 by mmb
larryllix Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 Mostly a capacitor but possibly a series or parallel resistor also. Resistors take power to make them work and that produces heat and shows on energy and power meters. Capacitors draw current at 90 degrees ahead of the applied voltage which consumes volt-amperes, but very little power / heat / losses, while still drawing current to make the dimmer function properly. The rating shows 1.4 watts so there is mostly only a capacitor inside. 1
tmorse305 Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 It's a 10K resistor. You install in parallel with the led loads. http://www.pcslighting.com/pulseworx/products/tools/lds#wiring-diagram 1
larryllix Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 2 minutes ago, tmorse305 said: It's a 10K resistor. You install in parallel with the led loads. http://www.pcslighting.com/pulseworx/products/tools/lds#wiring-diagram 404 error
tmorse305 Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 404? Hmmm works for me. Here is a screen shot: 2
hart2hart Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 I bought some here. Not sure about conversion rate or shipping to Canada. https://ldsdimming.com/collections/led-dimming-stabilizer 2
Brian H Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 The folks on the X10 Forums. Also have had good results with the Dimming Stabilizer. With their two wire dimmers. 1
Techman Posted March 24, 2022 Posted March 24, 2022 (edited) Aeotec sells one: Bypass to stop low-power lighting from flickering (aeotec.com) All their tech specs are posted along with the product description Edited March 24, 2022 by Techman 2
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